Dallas police offer a somber salute as fallen officers are transported into vans in the early morning of July 8, 2016 after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally in downtown Dallas on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Demonstrators were at a Black Lives Matter rally, protesting the killing of Alton Sterling by police in Baton Rouge, La., and Philando Castile in Minnesota, when gunshots rang out from a Dallas building overlooking the march route. Police officers were deliberately targeted, officials said. (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News)

Profiles in courage

A look at the lives of the Dallas ambush victims

Published July 8, 2016

Updated July 10, 2016

The five officers killed by a gunman Thursday night in downtown Dallas had varying personalities and styles but shared a passion for their profession.

Nine other officers and two civilians were also injured Thursday. Click the photos below to read about each of the victims who have been identified, and to see memorial arrangements for those who were killed.